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Engcon signs agreement with John Deere

Engcon signs agreement with John Deere: Engcon, the world’s leading tiltrotator manufacturer, and John Deere have entered into a major agreement focusing on the US and Canada markets. Through this preferred supplier agreement, Engcon’s products will be available to end users through the John Deere and Hitachi excavator dealer network throughout the US and Canada. […]

Junior footballers are pitch perfect

Junior footballers are pitch perfect: A former premier league groundsman is working his magic on Barnard Castle FC juniors’ pitches. Read the full article from The Teesdale Mercury here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and videos on stories that matter to you. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for fun, […]

55 years of dedication

55 years of dedication: Mick Oldfield turned 80 in March and for the last 55 of those years he has been a cornerstone of one cricket club. Read the full article from The Daily Mail here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and videos on stories that […]

Greenkeeper gets legs waxed for charity

Greenkeeper gets legs waxed for charity: Greenkeeper Brian Dunne shouted something beginning with f when he got his legs waxed and it wasn’t fore! Read the full article from Limerick Leader here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and videos on stories that matter to you. Follow […]

The battery that knows what it’s doing

The battery that knows what it’s doing: Intelligent Lithium-Ion batteries are the heart of the new Mountfield cordless range. Batteries that recognise the mower or tool that they are fitted to and tune the power appropriately to maximise battery life and deliver the right amount of power to get the job done. These new intelligent […]

School groundsmen to the rescue

School groundsmen to the rescue: School groundsmen saved the day by helping to plant Sedbergh Parish Council’s new arboretum just in the nick of time. Read the full article from Cumbria Crack here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and videos on stories that matter to you. […]

Leading lawncare expert refutes Monty’s claim

Leading lawncare expert refutes Monty’s claim: One of the UK’s leading lawncare experts has totally refuted the claim by TV gardener Monty Don in a national newspaper that mowing the grass “is about the most injurious thing you can do to wildlife.” Richard Salmon, managing director of ProLawnCare UK Limited, dismisses the claim as “utter […]

Rockhampton hoping for pitch perfect summer

Rockhampton hoping for pitch perfect summer: Groundsmen across the country are busy preparing pitches for the start of the cricket season, but Jeremy White has more work to do than most. Read the full article from Gazette Series here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and videos […]

Paul Cricket Club’s long serving groundsman

Paul Cricket Club’s long serving groundsman: Unsung hero, Steve Snell, has kept Paul Cricket Club’s pitch in top condition for nearly 60 years and has no plans of stopping any time soon. Read the full article from The Falmouth Packet here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and […]

Beautiful lawns the sustainable way

Beautiful lawns the sustainable way: Some say that it must be impossible to have a lawn that is both good to look at and good for the environment.   This is simply a myth that needs busting once and for all! The Lawn Association team know that lawn care should be taken seriously as its vital […]